IONIAN ISLANDS, Septinsular Republic. Under Russian-Ottoman supremacy. 1800-1807. 1 Gazzetta 1801 (Copper, 25 mm, 6.46 g, 12 h), Corfu, denomination in Greek, edged with a chain-pattern. ΕΠΤΑΝΗΣΟΣ ΠΟΛΙΤΕΙΑ✱ The winged lion of Saint Mark holding Book of Gospels surmounted by 7 arrows representing the 7 Ionian islands. Rev. 1/ ΓΑZFΤΑ / 1801 in three lines; the whole within circular chain border. Karamitsos I.3a (same dies). Lambros 8 var. (same obverse die, but different controls on the reverse), KM 1. Graded by NGC "AU 55 BN". Cert number: 2909008-003.
ISLAMIC, al-Andalus (Spain). Umayyads. 'Abd al-Rahman III ibn Muhammad, as caliph, AH 316-350 / AD 929-961. 1/4 Dinar (Gold, 12 mm, 1.02 g, 9 h), Al-Andalus, [31]7 AH = 930 AD. Album 715. Some cleaning marks, otherwise, very fine.